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Country: USA | Posts: 12973 hon3_rr Fireman Premium Member Posted - 04/12/2011 :  2:08:37 PM     Bill... Looking good. Interesting red hue to the roof. Question on the door handles, are you going to paint them a rust and then blacken or try to represent a darkened handle with some metal showing through? Boy... you can sure see that there were no high heels worn around this shack! Nice use of slight spaces between the boards on the porch. -- KP -- Life is to short to build all of the models I want to. Country: USA | Posts: 7237 Martin Welberg Fireman Posted - 04/12/2011 :  2:21:56 PM       Hi Bill, just caught up on this, nice shingle job...and love what you did to the acetyleen chart, looks waay better this way!! Country: Netherlands | Posts: 6736 Geezer Engineer Posted - 04/12/2011 :  3:04:15 PM     Thanks guys - Kris" the red hue comes from the cedar shingles, I used natural cedar. Also, I need to mess with the white balance on my camera soon....I will probably paint the door handles or maybe even try some blacken it on them. I will post what I do. Funny about the porch decking...they were fairly tight, but when I weathered them with' the chalks and alcohol, some of them shrank! I am happy with the effect as well Marty: thanks for keepin track on me.... I used the .025 wire for the frame...I will use the .040 for the axle as soon as I get some suitable wheels.... Country: USA | Posts: 12973 dallas_m Fireman Premium Member Posted - 04/12/2011 :  3:23:11 PM     Hey Bill -- Ye olde shack is shaping up real nice there! Can't believe they tortured you into scratchbuilding your own welding cart ... guess you're really part of the gang when that happens. Cheers, Dallas Chambers Gas & Oil -- structure build Quality craftsmanship with a sense of humor! Country: USA | Posts: 4674 Geezer Engineer Posted - 04/12/2011 :  6:25:05 PM     Fiddling with the white balance of the camera..... Country: USA | Posts: 12973 Geezer Engineer Posted - 04/13/2011 :  1:56:52 PM     Sure is lonesome over here, 'cept for the occasional visitor.....I know, ya are all waitin for the Geezer to make all the mistakes! Anyway, I got some ground cover down and have been foolin around with a couple details. This is from the west end...dirt is barely dry. This is how I have mine set up....long way to go yet... Here's ol Fred, hard at it...... He has a couple three cords of split wood stashed around here....I need to find a couple short logs first....Then lots & lots of "stuff"... Thanks for stoppin in....all comments/advice welcome. Oh yeah: when the ground foam dries a bit more, I will sprinkle some sort of "pathways" around the shed & work areas...also have some silfor tufts and other stuff. Couple trees?? Edited by - Geezer on 04/13/2011 1:58:34 PM Country: USA | Posts: 12973 hon3_rr Fireman Premium Member Posted - 04/13/2011 :  2:19:08 PM     Great looking dio. The wood which has just been split has a great color, as does the redwood stump Looking forward to seeing the second level of scenery (bushes/weeds) go into place along with a couple of paths. The rr ties are great in that you have some at odd angles and they are not uniform in spacing. Great touch. And yes, I vote for at least 3 trees. -- KP -- Life is to short to build all of the models I want to. Country: USA | Posts: 7237 Frederic Testard Engineer Premium Member Posted - 04/13/2011 :  4:51:50 PM     The diorama is looking nicer and nicer, Bill. The scene with the axe man is good. Your grass lacks weeds, though... Country: France | Posts: 17652 Geezer Engineer Posted - 04/13/2011 :  11:22:55 PM     Thanks again Frederic & KP.....advice well taken. I do have some "weeds", trees and some other turf I plan on using....more progress pictures tomorrow - maybe outside!!! Country: USA | Posts: 12973 visman48 Fireman Posted - 04/14/2011 :  07:32:24 AM         Geez, Well done, Bravo, I dare say this is your best piece of work to date...well that I have seen. Every element you taken your time and stretched your modeling skills. The rest of the guys have already chatted about weeds, brush, trees. See you Saturday... Les Country: USA | Posts: 6031 Geezer Engineer Posted - 04/14/2011 :  12:16:10 PM     Thanks Les!!! So, I finally got some "outside" pictures that show what I think is the real colors....What do you say? I know the roof is not sitting right.... Some small clumps of grass are sprouting about.... Kerosene tank....situates outside the open shed.... Added a few more splits ..... The last picture is the real colors, taken in daylight. I guess the ol incandesent lights in the basement here in Brooklyn, are just not bright enough. Workin on the trees....I bought one of them Super Tree starter kits.... Waitin for this to dry and then add more foliage....I cant see the forest for the trees......I'll be back! Edited by - Geezer on 04/14/2011 3:02:49 PM Country: USA | Posts: 12973 Frederic Testard Engineer Premium Member Posted - 04/15/2011 :  6:06:25 PM     I say yes, Bill; It's very good. How do you make the pieces of wood split in half by the axe? Country: France | Posts: 17652 Geezer Engineer Posted - 04/17/2011 :  05:18:02 AM     Morning Frederic - The small chunks of split wood are made by first cutting (zona saw)small 1/2" (10 - 12mm ?)long rounds. Then, very carefully, I split then with a new, very sharp xacto blade. First in half, then half again and each qurter halved again. You can even go another step, and halve some of the quarters for kindling. I will post some pictures tomorrow. Thanks for your interest and suggestions. Country: USA | Posts: 12973 kirk Fireman Posted - 04/17/2011 :  05:49:19 AM     Really nice little model you're turning out! 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